Lei Jin personally presided over today's meeting. He was wearing a silver-gray haute couture suit with a pure black shirt underneath and a silver-striped silk tie with an amber cat's eye. He looked both luxurious and elegant. His jet-black hair fell casually, but it could not hide his narrow and cold eyes. His face was as handsome as a sculpture.
It was three minutes past three in the afternoon. The conference room was full of people, but he was still staring at the wall clock and asked in a deep voice, "Are you all here?"
"All the groups are here." Ding Ning nodded slightly.
"Group two is here too." Zhu K'er smiled and curled her lips.
Lei Chao sat lazily below his cousin and didn't even bother to check whether the people in his group had arrived.
Li Tiantian moved her lips but didn't dare to speak. The big boss hates people being late the most. Since no one realized that Sister Lin was absent, why didn't she just keep silent? Sister Lin must have been tripped up by something. She is so smart, and she should not come in again after she finds out the meeting has started, right? This way you can escape blame.
But Sister Lin has been working very hard on designing new products, and her skills are so strong that she will definitely be chosen today. Could it be that someone in her group was deliberately doing something bad and holding her back? Thinking of this, Li Tiantian was so angry that she almost exploded, and her cheeks bulged like a puffer fish.
Ming Guanghan knew that the president treated Li Tiantian differently, and couldn't help but glance at her, then lowered his eyes and smiled secretly.
Lei Jin's gaze swept directly over Li Tiantian, searching in various positions. As expected, the familiar figure was gone, and the clock had already reached five minutes past three, so there was no time to wait any longer.
"Let's have a meeting." His voice was several degrees lower than before. "No need for any opening remarks, let's get straight to the point. Whoever is ready can come up and present the plan. Try to be as detailed as possible."
"Me, let me go first?" A designer raised his hand timidly. Zhu K'er and Ding Ning did not compete with her. Whether it was the opening or the finale, their designs were always the most outstanding.
"Come up." Lei Jin sat next to Lei Chao and gave the main seat to the designer.
The projector was turned on, and various design drafts were presented on the screen one by one. The copied and bound manuscripts were also distributed to the senior executives, who could watch and listen to the designers' explanations at the same time. New product research and development is of top priority. No matter how busy everyone is, they will not miss such meetings. They will get together from time to time to discuss things, mark the highlights when they see them, and applaud encouragingly when there are no highlights.
Lei Jin seemed to be staring at the screen, but in fact he was keeping an eye on the door of the conference room out of the corner of his eye, and the same went for Li Tiantian.
Ten minutes later, the door was pushed open and a tall beauty walked in silently, holding only a notebook and a pen in her hands, nothing else. Her skirt was stained with various colors, making her look extremely disheveled. She took a seat near the door, without having prepared anything for her speech.
When Li Tiantian saw her, she was first happy, then shocked. She pointed at her dirty skirt and silently asked her what was wrong. She shook her head imperceptibly, then looked at the screen with a frosty look in her eyes.
Lei Jin's eyes flickered, and his expression became even colder.
Designers came up one by one to explain their design concepts, and no one would care about someone who was late and not prepared to speak. Zhu K'er turned her head to glance at Lin Dan, a smile flashed across her eyes, then she walked up to the stage holding a thick stack of information and began to explain slowly. Her designs are indeed much better than those of previous designers, incorporating a large number of Chinese elements and are very distinctive.
The company's top executives nodded frequently, showing that they were very satisfied with her design, but Lei Jin just tapped the table lightly with his knuckles without showing any expression.
Later, Ding Ning also went on stage to explain his design concept. His works were more fashionable, international and luxurious, and also won praise from the company's senior management. Lei Jin continued to listen with a blank expression, without even looking at any of the designer's manuscripts from beginning to end. This situation seems a bit strange, as if he doesn't care about the research and development of new products, but how is this possible?
"BOSS, Tiantian seems to be ready." Ming Guanghan, who thought he had figured out his thoughts, reminded him in a low voice.
Lei Jin glanced at Li Tiantian and saw that she had neatly put away the manuscripts on the table and moved her chair away, ready to go on stage at any time. Lin Dan was sitting in the corner, taking notes with her head down. Several intern designers were sitting next to her. They didn't hold anything in their hands, and they couldn't hide their bored expressions. They looked like a few salted fish among a group of fighters, quite conspicuous.
Lei Jin suddenly lost his patience with this important meeting. His thick eyebrows that slanted into his temples were knitted tightly together, and he was barely able to hold back his anger.
Ming Guanghan sighed inwardly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Tiantian quickly run up to the stage and start explaining.
Li Tiantian's design was still immature but full of spirit. Although it was classified as eliminated by senior management, it still received some praise. Lei Jin's expression still did not improve, and he did not even open the manuscript submitted by Li Tiantian to read it. He tapped the table more and more frequently, and waited until the last designer stepped down from the stage before he said in a deep voice, "Does anyone else want to speak?"
No one in the audience responded.
"I can give you ten minutes to prepare." Lei Jin raised his wrist, revealing a famous watch worth tens of millions.
There was some rustling from the audience, but still no one came up.
Lei Jin folded his hands on the table and waited patiently.
Ming Guanghan couldn't understand why his mood changed so quickly. He was clearly very impatient during the meeting, but he gave him ten more minutes after the meeting. What can you do in ten minutes? Those who have no initiative are unlikely to change their attitude.
Lin Dan closed his notebook and stared at the wall clock expressionlessly. In fact, she had wanted to leave a long time ago, as the soaked computer and USB drive had to be repaired as soon as possible.
Lei Jin followed her gaze towards the wall, his expression becoming even colder, but he still gave her ten minutes no matter what, even though everyone had puzzled and extremely embarrassed expressions.
"Ten minutes are up, meeting adjourned." After an eerie silence, he stood up and strode away, his profile as cold and hard as an ice sculpture.
When Ming Guanghan walked to the door, he whispered to Li Tiantian: "You performed very well today, keep it up."
Li Tiantian forced a smile, then quickly rushed to Lin Dan, pointed at her clothes and asked, "Sister Lin, how did you get into this state? Where is your design draft?" No one noticed that when she asked the question, Lei Jin paused and looked back.
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Lin Dan waved his hand, his tone very calm.
Lei Jin walked forward again, and his speed was obviously much faster than before.
Lei Chao stretched lazily and said with a smile: "Those whose design plans were taken away by the president can go back and wait for good news. You don't have to work overtime today, go play!"
Everyone cheered and dispersed. Lin Dan returned to the office and wrapped the computer, USB drive and documents with a piece of dry cotton cloth. Li Tiantian finally understood what happened. She was so angry that her eyes turned red. She wanted to lose her temper, but Lin Dan held her shoulders and said, "The more you make a fuss, the more proud those people will be. It won't help. Let's go. Let's talk about it when we get back."
"Sister Lin, they are jealous of you!" Li Tiantian choked.
"If you are not envied, you are mediocre." Lin Dan always maintained a calm state of mind and never let people in the office laugh at him.
Li Tiantian took a few deep breaths, then hugged the thing and left the company with Lin Dan. Zhu K'er watched the two people disappear in the elevator, with a slight smile on her lips. Her design proposal has been selected. If she performs outstandingly in the implementation process, she may be able to compete for the position of chief designer. As for Lin Dan, she would hold her down tightly and never give her a chance to stand out...
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On the way home, Li Tiantian kept cursing the people in Group 2, but Lin Dan didn't say a word. He first sent the computer and USB drive to be repaired, then went to the pet store and bought many cat-specific items. He also bought several large bags of fresh food at the supermarket downstairs.
Fortunately, the USB flash drive was not damaged even after being soaked in water. The repairman soaked it in anhydrous alcohol for a few minutes, rinsed it, and then put it in a machine to dry it. Finally, all the data was saved.
The two returned home with lots of bags. As soon as they opened the door, they saw the little boss squatting on the steps of the entrance, baring his teeth and yelling at Lin Dan, looking very indignant.
"What's wrong? Are you blaming me for not taking you to work today?" Lin Dan didn't even have time to change into slippers before stroking the little boss's head.
The little bully dodged her and continued to howl, slapping the ground with his little paws. He was even angrier than before.
Li Tiantian sighed, "Sister Lin, I really admire you. If I encountered such a thing, I would be furious, but you acted as if nothing had happened and even had the patience to coax the little boss! How could there be such a shameless person in the world? He destroyed your manuscript and computer because he was not as capable as you. Did he really think that without this opportunity, you would never be able to make a name for yourself? In our industry, strength is the hard currency. Sister Lin, you will shine sooner or later! I'm waiting to see those scumbags get jealous of you and go crazy!"
"Hey, by the way, who do you think did this? I have a very good relationship with Special Assistant Ming, how about I ask him to help you check the surveillance tomorrow?"
“What if that person bribed the security guard and deleted the surveillance footage?” Lin Dan took out the newly bought toy, ready to comfort the little boss, but saw it stunned for a few seconds, then slowly retracted its fangs, looked at her with wet eyes, and its angry expression collapsed, as if it was very sad.
"Baby, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable after being locked up for the whole day?" Lin Dan pinched the little boss's paw, but he stretched out his tongue and licked her fingertips closely, bringing an indescribable numbness.
Lin Dan's cold eyes finally revealed a hint of warmth. She put her cheek against the little overbearing president's face and rubbed it silently. Human hearts are too sinister, and only cute little animals can make her completely relax.
The little tyrant patted her face with his paw, his voice was low and soft, as if he was comforting her.
Li Tiantian was still cursing the people in Group 2, but Lin Dan had completely regained his composure. He was about to carry the little boss back to the bedroom to change clothes, but he felt his cell phone vibrate a few times. He took it out and saw the words "Minister Lei" on the screen. Her eyes flickered, and she answered the call immediately. After listening patiently to Lei Chao's invitation, she said bluntly, "It's too troublesome to go out. Minister Lei, if you don't mind, can you come to my house? I have a document I want you to take a look at."
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